Saturday, June 7, 2014

Authors: This is What a Press Release Looks Like

People keep asking me "So what is Heraclix & Pomp about"? In an effort to not appear to be a bungling idiot, I am posting the press release for the novel, which should clear up any confusion. Of course, I'm always open to questions, if you have them. But I'm no good with "elevator speeches". So here you go!

FORIMMEDIATERELEASE

HERACLIXANDPOMPbyFORRESTAGUIRREcomingFALL2014

Puyallup,
WA, June 12th,
2014—Resurrection House, through its Underland Press imprint, is
publishing a new novel by Forrest Aguirre as part of its inaugural
season. HeraclixandPomp,
Aguirre's first full-­‐length novel, explores the ideas of
identity and immortality through the eyes of a man-­‐like golem
and a time-­‐bending fairy who can barely grasp the idea of
now, much less the dangers of what'stocome.

Before
being sewn-­‐together, Heraclix was dead—merely a pile of
mismatched pieces, collected from the corpses of many troubled men.
And Pomp was immortal—at least, so she thought.

That
was before her impossible near-­‐murder at the hands of the
necromancer, Heraclix's creator. But when playing God, even the
smallest error is a gargantuan weakness. When the necromancer makes
his, Heraclix and Pomp begin their epic flight.

As
they travel from Vienna to Prague to Istanbul and, even, to Hell
itself, they struggle to understand who and what they are: who was
Heraclix before his death and rebirth? What is mortality, and why
does it suddenly concern Pomp? As they journey through an unruly
eighteenth century, they discover that the necromancer they thought
dead might not be quite so after all. In fact, he may have sealed his
immortality at the expense of everyone alive . . .

HeraclixandPompis a richly textured and
decadent read, filled with Baroque ideology and Byzantine political
intrigue. Fans of fantasy and historical fiction alike will revel in
Aguirre's layered prose and vivid characterizations. HeraclixandPompbrings the surreal and the
macabre to one of history's most violent eras, and it does so in a
voice sure to resonate among this season's best new releases.

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Forrest Aguirre

Among other things, Forrest Aguirre writes fiction. Forrest's novel, Heraclix & Pomp, is available from Resurrection House. You can find more of his work at Smashwords and Amazon or connect with him on Twitter and Tumblr. His work has appeared in over 50 venues including Asimov's, Gargoyle, Apex Magazine, and American Letters & Commentary and in such anthologies as Polyphony and Paper Cities. Forrest is also an avid tabletop role-playing gamer, having been first introduced to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons back in 1978, when he was a wee lad. He lives, writes, and games in Madison, Wisconsin.